ISBN: 0811715167

With first hand knowledge of today's gambling world and an uncanny sense of communication, John Scarne brings dice down to everyone's understanding. After covering the history of modern d… Plus…

With first hand knowledge of today's gambling world and an uncanny sense of communication, John Scarne brings dice down to everyone's understanding. After covering the history of modern dice and its earliest uses in games, he jolts would-be gamblers with an inside, understandable look at the mathematics and science of gambling. Then a precise review of various crap games and Scarne's rules for private craps is followed by a rundown on his correct odds on craps and more on percentages in 'One Reason Private Game Right Bettors Die Broke.' Bank Craps Las Vegas style gets full treatment with coverage of everything from setting limits, the bank craps table, and the different bets to tips on how to play the game sensibly, how to spot a crooked casino, and how Las Vegas casinos operate. Scarnes also examines the background of illegal craps, and why it is such a big business. Other chapters discuss dice made crooked by inside and outside work of gamblers, hustlers and cheats. The systems player gets a rare treat in the evaluation of all the systems known including Scarne's Bank Crap System and his rules for dice games such as Backgammon, Chuck-a-Luck, The Cross on the Cage, Crown and Anchor, Klondike, Raffles, Poker Dice, Baseball, and many more along with correct odds for all games using 2, 3, 4, or 5 dice and the method for calculating the percentage. There is a glossary of dice terms, a guide to calculating the average number of skills needed to effect a wi craps,gambling,humor and entertainment,puzzles and games Humor & Entertainment, Stackpole Books<

ISBN: 0811715167

With first hand knowledge of today's gambling world and an uncanny sense of communication, John Scarne brings dice down to everyone's understanding. After covering the history of modern d… Plus…

With first hand knowledge of today's gambling world and an uncanny sense of communication, John Scarne brings dice down to everyone's understanding. After covering the history of modern dice and its earliest uses in games, he jolts would-be gamblers with an inside, understandable look at the mathematics and science of gambling. Then a precise review of various crap games and Scarne's rules for private craps is followed by a rundown on his correct odds on craps and more on percentages in 'One Reason Private Game Right Bettors Die Broke.' Bank Craps Las Vegas style gets full treatment with coverage of everything from setting limits, the bank craps table, and the different bets to tips on how to play the game sensibly, how to spot a crooked casino, and how Las Vegas casinos operate. Scarnes also examines the background of illegal craps, and why it is such a big business. Other chapters discuss dice made crooked by inside and outside work of gamblers, hustlers and cheats. The systems player gets a rare treat in the evaluation of all the systems known including Scarne's Bank Crap System and his rules for dice games such as Backgammon, Chuck-a-Luck, The Cross on the Cage, Crown and Anchor, Klondike, Raffles, Poker Dice, Baseball, and many more along with correct odds for all games using 2, 3, 4, or 5 dice and the method for calculating the percentage. There is a glossary of dice terms, a guide to calculating the average number of skills needed to effect a wi craps,gambling,games,humor and entertainment,puzzles and games Games, Stackpole Books<

ISBN: 0811715167

Mr. Scarne was not one who, when the boys rode off to war, gave them good advice, chocolate bars, or woolen underwear. Rather he took the men aside, first singly and then in groups, warni… Plus…

Mr. Scarne was not one who, when the boys rode off to war, gave them good advice, chocolate bars, or woolen underwear. Rather he took the men aside, first singly and then in groups, warning that if they like to gamble with dice and cards they were heading for an Army and a Navy abounding in plain and fancy sharpers and crooks. Then, from his incomparable knowledge of the subject, he instructed in spotting such crooked gentry and, if necessary, exposing them. "In due time Mr. Scarne’s activities around his New Jersey home became of interest to the editors of Yank, the Army weekly. With the undersigned—who functioned solely as a writer—he began in that publication a series of articles exposing crooked dice and cards, and sharpers in general. In no time the phrase ‘According to Scarne’ was as familiar and definitive to the GI’s of World II as was ‘According to Hoyle’ to less rugged generations."—Allen Churchill, Navy Editor, Yank Scarne on Dice was first published in 1945. See CoachwhipBooks.com for additional titles on dominoes, backgammon, and other games. craps,gambling,games,humor and entertainment,math,mathematics,puzzles and games,science and math Games, Stackpole Books<

ISBN: 0811715167

Mr. Scarne was not one who, when the boys rode off to war, gave them good advice, chocolate bars, or woolen underwear. Rather he took the men aside, first singly and then in groups, warni… Plus…

Mr. Scarne was not one who, when the boys rode off to war, gave them good advice, chocolate bars, or woolen underwear. Rather he took the men aside, first singly and then in groups, warning that if they like to gamble with dice and cards they were heading for an Army and a Navy abounding in plain and fancy sharpers and crooks. Then, from his incomparable knowledge of the subject, he instructed in spotting such crooked gentry and, if necessary, exposing them. "In due time Mr. Scarne’s activities around his New Jersey home became of interest to the editors of Yank, the Army weekly. With the undersigned—who functioned solely as a writer—he began in that publication a series of articles exposing crooked dice and cards, and sharpers in general. In no time the phrase ‘According to Scarne’ was as familiar and definitive to the GI’s of World II as was ‘According to Hoyle’ to less rugged generations."—Allen Churchill, Navy Editor, Yank Scarne on Dice was first published in 1945. See CoachwhipBooks.com for additional titles on dominoes, backgammon, and other games. craps,gambling,games,humor and entertainment,puzzles and games Games, Stackpole Books<